The Political Thread

[Barry Poppins]

Finland joining NATO will be the death knell of Russian influence tbh.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I think if you are the strongest military in the world and another country straight up invades sovereign land, yeah you should probably do something about it with impunity

This is literally one of the strongest things I believe in which is why I was used to being called a neocon derogatorily and now I just own that term because if you’re the world’s largest super power why wouldn’t you actually use that power. Someone has to police disputes.

 

[Comrade Khan]

This is literally one of the strongest things I believe in which is why I was used to being called a neocon derogatorily and now I just own that term because if you’re the world’s largest super power why wouldn’t you actually use that power. Someone has to police disputes.

I think people get mad at that because the US has picked and chose their conflicts with sketchy morality and done some horrible things with that power, so they don't trust that process.

however, even as a left leaning anti war person, I feel like if you have to protect the weak from those who will abuse them and sometimes you need to use force as a deterrent.

so there is duality to the issue, philosophically I do think we need to protect humanity from destroying itself but the problem is not becoming said destruction and evil in the process.

 

[Deezy]

Finland joining NATO will be the death knell of Russian influence tbh.

NATO is feckless and always have been.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

NATO is feckless and always have been.

I don’t even disagree with you but that apparently has been one of Putin‘s biggest issues with both Ukraine and the United States. Apparently they were made promises according to Putin about NATO and they’ve been broken.

 

[Comrade Khan]

but im also a dumb hippy who believes we are only as strong as our weakest chain link, bleh

 

[Comrade Khan]

I don’t even disagree with you but that apparently has been one of Putin‘s biggest issues with both Ukraine and the United States. Apparently they were made promises according to Putin about NATO and they’ve been broken.

want to know a weird secret. one of the things he keeps bitching about is no nato on russian borders but there already are and always has been kek. putin is a massive liar though, its not worth believing anything he says, hes been trying to make the US look weak for decades and he will say and do anything. he will lie openly and not care. just that kind of psycho, its best not to humanize him at all

 

[Deezy]

I don’t even disagree with you but that apparently has been one of Putin‘s biggest issues with both Ukraine and the United States. Apparently they were made promises according to Putin about NATO and they’ve been broken.

Putin just wanted to be included for mainly cosmetic reasons.

They haven't been effective since maybe Slobodan Milosevich.

 

[Comrade Khan]

want to know a weird secret. one of the things he keeps bitching about is no nato on russian borders but there already are and always has been kek. putin is a massive liar though, its not worth believing anything he says, hes been trying to make the US look weak for decades and he will say and do anything. he will lie openly and not care. just that kind of psycho, its best not to humanize him at all

cuz yknow, Alaska exist first of all

 

[Ricky Smarks]

want to know a weird secret. one of the things he keeps bitching about is no nato on russian borders but there already are and always has been kek. putin is a massive liar though, its not worth believing anything he says, hes been trying to make the US look weak for decades and he will say and do anything. he will lie openly and not care. just that kind of psycho, its best not to humanize him at all

That’s why I was saying we might have to promise him to get the neighboring states out of NATO if that was even doable or preferable to continuing the conflict.

Of course he is, though. He clearly just want so reform the Soviet Union but as the Russian Federation.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

cuz yknow, Alaska exist first of all

Oh that makes more sense. I didn’t want to call you out.

Imagine if we give them back, Alaska.

 

[Comrade Khan]

That’s why I was saying we might have to promise him to get the neighboring states out of NATO if that was even doable or preferable to continuing the conflict.

Of course he is, though. He clearly just want so reform the Soviet Union but as the Russian Federation.

I would promise him a kiss of my asshole, that's it. believe me, you cannot concede a thing. look what happened last time yall did nothing when he took crimea. you cannot give this man a single cm, he's in no position to dictate terms.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Oh that makes more sense. I didn’t want to call you out.

Imagine if we give them back, Alaska.

well they about to get finland and sweden up their ass too. that shit aint changing either

 

[Comrade Khan]

but then again Smark, I'd have said gtfo of Ukraine or we're sending our tanks to Moscow.

 

[Comrade Khan]

also an example of why you dont make deals with Russia

Russia was in a defensive pact with Ukraine lol